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Pets exposed to people with monkeypox should be isolated to ensure they don’t spread the virus to other people or animals, U.S. health officials said after a dog was reported to be infected with the virus in Paris.

However, doctors say it is too early to come to a conclusion on the matter

One in eight people who get coronavirus develop at least one symptom of long Covid, one of the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested on Thursday. With more than half a billion coronavirus cases recorded worldwide since the start of the pandemic, there has been rising concern…

Largest project of its kind concludes young people should not drink at all but small amount may benefit older adults

Some 1.27 million people died in 2019 directly as a result of infection because the bacteria causing the infection were resistant to the drugs designed to kill them, according to a recent study in The Lancet; overall, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is estimated to have contributed directly or indirectly to the…

The findings come from two separate studies with both comparing today's cases with those from the past

What are the key observations made by the new analytical series on road safety published in The Lancet?

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Of the total 1,31,714 deaths due to road accidents, speeding accounted for 91,239 or 69.3%, says Ministry report

Milk and cheese output from world’s largest producer faces catastrophic decline unless more heat stress resistant cattle are bred